Celebration of 10 Years!

June 17, 2018 by Kelsi

Can you believe it, these chimps have been at the sanctuary for 10 years. Over the years whether it was by donation, volunteering, or following the blog we have seen tremendous change in their lives and well-being. In the beginning Foxie didn’t want to have anything to do with enrichment and now Foxie has found love in her dolls. Annie was reserved and had very little confidence and now she is more independent, bold, and confident. Negra was afraid of Young’s Hill and now she adventures to forage all by herself. And not to mention how they have been aging in reverse. It has been a privilege to watch the growth in these seven amazing chimpanzees. But really Negra says it best….

In addition, here are some photos to give you a sneak preview of what tomorrows blog might look like!

Burrito taking a breather from partying:
Foxie swinging with her new France Dora:
Negra searching for some mini bananas:
Negra enjoying some forage she found in a coconut:
Jody was the first to venture out to find what was hidden on the Hill:
Jody was very committed to foraging out there:
Jody got to take full advantage while everyone was preoccupied in the Greenhouse:
Foxie also went out on her own, well France Dora accompanied her of course:
This was just the start, there are more photos to come from our BIG celebration!

Did u forget about me yesterday Burrito. Where was my rose. I think roses are delicious and yummy. But I will forgive you this time. Just a joke….. not crazy about eating roses. Now if it was nuts, seeds etc. I would hold you to it. Ha…ha…..Missy sure loves her roses. Jody a little dl)k will do.jamie does not look to excited about the roses. until later.. Burrito sure gets into those beautiful roses. nice and Annie she should fix up some clay with roses to make that beautiful